From Merkelbeek to Märckelbach:
A Social History with Deep Roots

being cobbled together by Henry K van Eyken
for Elisabeth H., Marc, Elisabeth G., Eric, Adriana, & whomever may come ...
in memory of Adriaan Märckelbach (1896-1965)

SOURCES:
For this branch, the best available source is the 114-page article by professional genealogist Fons Patelski, Genealogie van de familie Merckelbach uit het Land van Herle in de 17e en 18e eeuw in Zestig jaar vorsen in de geschiedenis van Parkstad Limburg, a "Jubileumboek" published by Stichting Historische Kring 'Het Land van Herle' in Heerlen and available from the author. To avoid interfering with sales, data from the book other than vital statistics (birth, death, partner, partner's parents, names of children) have not been included in this database. ¶ 2

Last revision: March 20, 2012
Database for the Heiden branch   3

Name: Carsilius Merckelbach    ID: t.1.3.1.2.1a.
Parents: Carcyllys Merckelbach & Cathryne NN.
Born: 1558/1559.
Died: 21 Aug. 1643, probably in Heiden, interred in Richterig.
Partner: Barbara NN.
Partner died: before 28 Jun. 1606.
Married: before 28 Jun. 1606.
Children (born between ~1586 and 1600): Emondt [Emundt]; Willem [Wilhelmus]; Catharina;; Geertruijdt; Magdalena.
• Notes:
1578 Statthalter der Herrschaft Heiden.
1596 Schöffe der Herrschaft Heiden.
1600 -1643 Sekretär der kurkölnischen Mannkammer Heerlen.
Erwierbt 1596 das Sonnenlehen Schönnu.
Brauer.
• Reference:
Patelski, pp.190-191.
• Sources:
1. Kreutzwald.
2. Dechamps, Tableau VIIIe.
  t.1.3.1.2.1a.

Name: Carsilius Merckelbach    ID: t.1.3.1.2.1b.
Parents: Carcyllys Merckelbach & Cathryne NN.
Born: 1558/1559.
Died: 21 Aug. 1643, probably in Heiden, interred in Richterig].
Partner: Helena NN.
Partner died: after 28 Jun. 1606.
• Notes:
1578 Statthalter der Herrschaft Heiden.
1596 Schöffe der Herrschaft Heiden.
1600 -1643 Sekretär der kurkölnischen Mannkammer Heerlen.
Erwierbt 1596 das Sonnenlehen Schönnu.
Brauer.
• Reference:
Patelski, pp. 190-191.
• Sources:
1. Kreutzwald.
2. Dechamps, Tableau VIIIe.
  t.1.3.1.2.1a.

Name: Emondt [Emundt] Merckelbach    ID: t.1.3.1.2.1a.1.
Parents: Carsilius Merckelbach & Barbara NN.
Born: ~1586/1595.
Died: after 16 Jan. 1659.
Partner: Marien [Maria] Beckers.
Partner died: between 18 Jan. 1659 and 12 Jan. 1677.
Married: probably ~1620/1625 (before 25 Oct. 1639).
Children: Carcillis; Emondt; Christianus; Hilgen [Helena].
• Notes:
Lehnsmann des Kortenbacherlehen in der Herrlichkeit Heiden.
• Reference:
Patelski, pp. 191-192.
• Sources:
1. Kreutzwald.
  t.1.3.1.2.1a.1.

Name: Carcillis Merckelbach    ID: t.1.3.1.2.1a.1.1.
Parents: Carsilius Merckelbach & Marien [Maria] Beckers.
Born: ~1635.
Died: 1654.
• Notes:
Died of epilepsy.
• Reference:
Patelski, p. 192.
• Sources:
1. Kreutzwald.
  t.1.3.1.2.1a.1.1.

Name: Emondt Merckelbach    ID: t.1.3.1.2.1a.1.2.
Parents: Carsilius Merckelbach & Marien [Maria] Beckers.
• Notes:
Lehnsmann des Kortenbacherlehen in der Herrlichkeit Heiden
• Reference:
Patelski, pp. 192-193.
• Sources:
1. Kreutzwald.
  t.1.3.1.2.1a.1.2.

Name: Christianus Merckelbach    ID: t.1.3.1.2.1a.1.3.
Parents: Carsilius Merckelbach & Marien [Maria] Beckers.
Partner: Mergen von Gelenkircken.
Married: before 9 Apr.1657.
• Notes:
Brauer.
• Reference:
Patelski, p. 193.
• Sources:
1. Kreutzwald.
  t.1.3.1.2.1a.1.3.

Name: Hilgen [Helena] Merckelbach    ID: t.1.3.1.2.1a.1.4.
Parents: Carsilius Merckelbach & Marien [Maria] Beckers.
Partner: Dries [Andreas] Gobbels.
Married: before 12 Jan. 1677.
• Reference:
Patelski, p. 193.
• Sources:
1. Kreutzwald.
  t.1.3.1.2.1a.1.4.

Name: Willem [Wilhelmus] Merckelbach    ID: t.1.3.1.2.1a.2a.
Parents: Carsilius Merckelbach & Barbara NN.
Died: after 11 Mar. 1669.
Partner: Mergen (Maria) Prickarts.
Partner's parents: Theissen [Mathijs] Prickarts & Jenne NN.
Married: before 14 Feb. 1632.
• Reference:
Patelski, p. 193.
• Sources:
1. Kreutzwald.
  t.1.3.1.2.1a.2a.

Name: Willem [Wilhelmus] Merckelbach    ID: t.1.3.1.2.1a.2b.
Parents: Carsilius Merckelbach & Barbara NN.
Died: after 11 Mar. 1669.
Partner: Giertruijdt Mageraw.
Married: before 13 Dec. 1668.
• Reference:
Patelski, p. 193.
• Sources:
1. Kreutzwald.
  t.1.3.1.2.1a.2b.

Name: Carcillis Merckelbach    ID: t.1.3.1.2.1a.2a.1.
Parents: Willem [Wilhelmus] Merckelbach & Mergen (Maria) Prickarts.
• Reference:
Patelski, p. 193.
  t.1.3.1.2.1a.2a.1.

Name: Mattijs Merckelbach    ID: t.1.3.1.2.1a.2a.2.
Parents: Willem [Wilhelmus] Merckelbach & Mergen (Maria) Prickarts.
• Reference:
Patelski, p. 193.
  t.1.3.1.2.1a.2a.2.

Name: Merien [Maria] Merckelbach    ID: t.1.3.1.2.1a.2a.3.
Parents: Willem [Wilhelmus] Merckelbach & Mergen (Maria) Prickarts.
Partner: Merten [Martinus] Pessers.
Married: before 19 Dec. 1658.
• Reference:
Patelski, p. 193.
  t.1.3.1.2.1a.2a.3.

Name: Jenne [Joanna] Merckelbach    ID: t.1.3.1.2.1a.2a.4.
Parents: Willem [Wilhelmus] Merckelbach & Mergen (Maria) Prickarts.
Partner: Matthias Cockelkorn.
Married: between 19 Dec. 1658 and 13 Dec. 1668.
• Reference:
Patelski, p. 193.
  t.1.3.1.2.1a.2a.4.

Name: Catharina Merckelbach    ID: t.1.3.1.2.1a.3.
Parents: Carsilius Merckelbach & Barbara NN.
Partner: Thonis [Antonius] Prickarts.
Partner's parents: Matthijs Prickarts & Jenne NN.
Married: before 14 Feb. 1632.
Partner died: after 19 Dec. 1658.
• Reference:
Patelski.
• Sources:
1. Kreutzwald.
  t.1.3.1.2.1a.3.

Name: Geertruijd Merckelbach    ID: t.1.3.1.2.1a.4.
Parents: Carsilius Merckelbach & Barbara NN.
Partner: Theisen [Matthijs] Savelsbergh.
Married: before 25 Jun. 1629.
• Reference:
Patelski.
• Sources:
1. Kreutzwald.
  t.1.3.1.2.1a.4.

Name: Magdalena Merckelbach    ID: t.1.3.1.2.1a.5a.
Parents: Carsilius Merckelbach & Barbara NN.
Partner: Johan Knoeps.
Married: before 14 Feb. 1632.
• Reference:
Patelski.
• Sources:
1. Kreutzwald.
  t.1.3.1.2.1a.5a.

Name: Magdalena Merckelbach    ID: t.1.3.1.2.1a.5b.
Parents: Carsilius Merckelbach & Barbara NN.
Partner: Carcillis [Carsillis] Vroen.
Married: before 13 Dec. 1645.
• Reference:
Patelski.
• Sources:
1. Kreutzwald.
  t.1.3.1.2.1a.5b.   ¶ 3